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Accounts Receivable Securitization Programs - Additional Information (Detail)
12 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Bank
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Europe [Member]
EUR (€)
Sep. 30, 2014
U.S. Accounts Receivable Securitization Program [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
U.S. Accounts Receivable Securitization Program [Member]
USD ($)
Bank
Sep. 30, 2014
U.S. Accounts Receivable Securitization Program [Member]
Maximum [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
U.S. Accounts Receivable Securitization Program [Member]
Minimum [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
European Accounts Receivable Securitization Program [Member]
USD ($)
Bank
Dec. 31, 2014
European Accounts Receivable Securitization Program [Member]
EUR (€)
Bank
Dec. 31, 2014
European Accounts Receivable Securitization Program [Member]
U.S.program
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
European Accounts Receivable Securitization Program [Member]
Maximum [Member]
EUR (€)
Qualitative And Quantitative Information Transferors Continuing Involvement [Line Items]                        
Number of banks involved in sale of fractional ownership interest of accounts receivable 2see_NumberOfBanksInvolvedInSaleOfFractionOfAccountsReceivable         2see_NumberOfBanksInvolvedInSaleOfFractionOfAccountsReceivable
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= see_UnitedStatesAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgramMember
    2see_NumberOfBanksInvolvedInSaleOfFractionOfAccountsReceivable
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= see_EuropeanAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgramMember
2see_NumberOfBanksInvolvedInSaleOfFractionOfAccountsReceivable
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= see_EuropeanAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgramMember
   
Maximum purchase limit for receivable interests under accounts receivable securitization program           $ 100,000,000see_MaximumPurchaseLimitForReceivableInterestsUnderAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgram
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= see_UnitedStatesAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgramMember
    $ 115,000,000see_MaximumPurchaseLimitForReceivableInterestsUnderAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgram
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= see_EuropeanAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgramMember
€ 95,000,000see_MaximumPurchaseLimitForReceivableInterestsUnderAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgram
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= see_EuropeanAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgramMember
  € 110,000,000see_MaximumPurchaseLimitForReceivableInterestsUnderAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgram
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= see_EuropeanAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgramMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
Level of eligible assets available under accounts receivable securitization program           less than $100 million            
Amount available for accounts receivable securitization program           76,000,000us-gaap_SecuritizedAssetsAndAnyOtherFinancialAssetsManagedTogetherPrincipalAmountOutstanding
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= see_UnitedStatesAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgramMember
125,000,000us-gaap_SecuritizedAssetsAndAnyOtherFinancialAssetsManagedTogetherPrincipalAmountOutstanding
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= see_UnitedStatesAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgramMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
100,000,000us-gaap_SecuritizedAssetsAndAnyOtherFinancialAssetsManagedTogetherPrincipalAmountOutstanding
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= see_UnitedStatesAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgramMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
115,000,000us-gaap_SecuritizedAssetsAndAnyOtherFinancialAssetsManagedTogetherPrincipalAmountOutstanding
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= see_EuropeanAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgramMember
95,000,000us-gaap_SecuritizedAssetsAndAnyOtherFinancialAssetsManagedTogetherPrincipalAmountOutstanding
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= see_EuropeanAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgramMember
   
Accounts receivable expiration date         2014-09       2015-02 2015-02    
Amount utilized under accounts receivable securitization program 36,000,000see_AmountOutstandingUnderAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgram     0see_AmountOutstandingUnderAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgram
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
            36,000,000see_AmountOutstandingUnderAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgram
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= see_EuropeanAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgramMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
 
Weighted average interest rate of borrowings 0.90%see_WeightedAverageInterestRateBorrowingsUnderAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgram                      
Interest expenses 287,700,000us-gaap_InterestExpense 361,000,000us-gaap_InterestExpense [1] 384,700,000us-gaap_InterestExpense [1]     2,000,000us-gaap_InterestExpense
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= see_UnitedStatesAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgramMember
           
Credit facility amount outstanding $ 23,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit $ 0us-gaap_LineOfCredit                    
[1] Certain amounts have been revised to reflect the retrospective application of the Company’s change in inventory costing method for certain U.S. inventories to the FIFO method from the LIFO method. Refer to Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Inventories,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements for further details surrounding this accounting policy change.